Community Outreach, Criminal Investigations Division

Protect Your Firearms

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants to inform citizens about auto burglaries occurring in the city and victims having their firearms stolen from inside their vehicle.

From January through the end of October of 2015, the police department has investigated 151 reports of burglaries that involved a firearm being stolen from inside of the vehicle.  Only 35 of those stolen guns have been recovered.

The Corpus Christi Police Department respects the right to own and carry a gun,  but we want to warn citizens that these types of crimes are occurring in our city and remind them to  protect their firearms and keep them out of the hands of criminals.

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Graph shows number of cases by month

 

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/04/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 898 calls for service and generated 189 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 3 to 7:00 a.m. on November 4, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

Date: 11/04/2015       1:45 AM
Location: 5000 Weber Road
Offense: Fatal Crash
Case Number: 1511040012
A 23 year old man was killed in a traffic crash after he lost control of his vehicle and struck the a concrete pillar under State Highway 358 near the Weber Road intersection.

Police Traffic Investigators responded and determined that a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by the man, was exiting the freeway at a high rate of speed, lost control and struck the pillar.

Police are still investigating this crash but believe alcohol and speed were a factor.

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Community Outreach

City Hosts Auction To Sell 120 Vehicles Saturday

The city of Corpus Christi will auction 120 cars, trucks, and motorcycles at the  Police Vehicle Impound Lot, located at 5485 Greenwood Drive, on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 10:00am.

The general public is encouraged to register and view the vehicles for auction from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Friday, November 6 or November 7 from 8am until the start of the auction. No one under 17 years of age will be allowed in the impound lot or auction lot areas. Only registered bidders with a current bidder number will be allowed in the auction sale area on Saturday. 

Twelve of the vehicles for sale were impounded for no insurance.

The vehicles for auction may be viewed online and an auction list may be downloaded from www.siskauction.com.

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Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/03/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 961 calls for service and generated 225 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 2 to 7:00 a.m. on November 3, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

 

 

Date: 11/02/2015       12:10 PM
Location: 2200 Airline Road
Offense: Aggravated Robbery
P.C. 29.03     First Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511020089
Two males and a female walked into the Sun Loans, located at 2222 Airline Road, wearing masks and hoodies and armed with a gun.

The three suspects forced all the employees and two customers in the business to the ground.  One of the male suspects pulled out a handgun and the three proceeded behind the desk area of the business.  One of the workers then attempted to call police from a desk phone, but the male armed with the gun forced her to drop it. Another female employee was thrown to the ground by one of the male suspects when she did not get down.

The suspects fled before taking anything from the business. They were last seen running towards the Saw Grass Apartments.

Officers believe they know the three suspects involved, however, none of them have been located.

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Community Outreach

Public Notice About Police On-site Inspection

The Corpus Christi Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. The session will be conducted in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 1201 Leopard Street.

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling 361-886-2792 on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. Comments will be taken by the assessment team.

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 5 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. Local contact is Lieutenant Maria Huerta-Garcia at 361-826-2977.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Corpus Christi Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainsville, Virginia, 20155.

Adam District, Bravo District, Charlie District, Delta District, Patrol Division

Patrol Report 11/02/2015

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 901 calls for service and generated 219 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. November 1 to 7:00 a.m. on November 2, 2015. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Date: 11/02/2015       1:05 AM
Location: 10700 Interstate 37 North
Offense: Driving While Intoxicated
P.C. 49.04     Third Degree Felony
Case Number: 1511020013
A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol found a car stopped in a lane of Interstate Highway 37 North over McKenzie Road.

When the Officer got out to investigate, he found the male driver passed out behind the wheel. The 2012 Ford Fiesta hatchback was in drive and the driver had his foot on the brake with the engine running.

After several attempts at banging on the window of the car, the Officer was able to get the driver to wake up and put the car in park.

After an investigation, it was determined that the driver, Jaime Villarreal (10/19/1961), was intoxicated.  He was arrested for driving while intoxicated and the charge was upgraded to a felony due to prior convictions.

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DWI driver stopped on freeway

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Bravo District, Patrol Division

Officers On Paid Leave After Shooting A Man Who Pointed A Gun At Them

The two Corpus Christi Police Officers have been placed on administrative leave, as normal by policy, after an officer involved shooting at a home located in the 6300 block of St. Denis Street.

Senior Officer Chance Durbin, a five year veteran of the department, is the Officer who shot and injured a man who pointed a gun at both Officers while they were investigating a disturbance call at the home just after 1 PM on Friday.

Officer Donna Gilliam, a recent graduate of the last police academy on October 9th, was with Senior Officer Durbin at the time of the shooting, but did not discharge her weapon.

Senior Officer Durbin, is a Field Training Officer, and Officer Gilliam was assigned to ride with him as part of her continued training.

Both Officers will remain on paid administrative leave until further notice.

The suspect, who pointed a gun at both Officers, Marcus Escobar (04/26/1994), has been charged with two counts of attempted capital murder. He was booked into jail after being treated and released from Spohn Memorial Hospital at about 6 PM Friday evening.

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Senior Officer Chance Durbin

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Officer Donna Gilliam

 

 

Adam District, Community Outreach, Crime Stoppers, Criminal Investigations Division

Detectives Looking For Money Order Thief

Date: 10/26/2015       8:50 AM
Location: 13800 Interstate Highway 37
Offense: Theft
P.C.  31.03      Class B Misdemeanor
Case Number: 1510260028
Corpus Christi Police Detectives have released camera surveillance images of a woman they believe stole money orders from an apartment complex office drop box on October 26.

Detectives were able to get images of the female suspect reaching her arm into the night deposit box, located at the main office of the South Fork Apartments, at 13801 Interstate Highway 37.

Office management told Officers they believe the female suspect removed an envelope from the drop box that contained two money orders that were meant to pay a residents’ rent in the amount of $741.00

The suspect was last seen wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, blue jeans with black and pink tennis shoes.

The suspect in this case has not been identified, and detectives need you help in solving this crime.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 886-2675. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

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Female suspect at the office door of the South Fork Apartments.

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Female suspect reaching her arm into the drop box at the office of the South Fork Apartments.

 

Community Outreach, Delta District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Dia De Los Muertos Event Brings Extra Officers To Downtown

The Corpus Christi Police Department will have extra police officers at this evenings Dia De Los Muertos event in downtown Corpus Christi.

The overtime assignment will bring seventeen additional officers to the area of the event starting today at 3 PM.

In addition to the twelve officers and a supervisor on duty on the festival site, four other Officers will be assigned to cross pedestrians at crosswalks along Water Street.

Bravo District, Criminal Investigations Division, Patrol Division

Corpus Christi Police Officers Involved in Shooting on St. Denis Street

Date: Friday, October 30, 2015, 13:10
Location: 6300 St. Denis Street
Offense: Aggravated Assault
Case Number: 1510300082

A 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound Friday afternoon on Saint Denis Street.

Two Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a disturbance complaint at 1:10pm Friday afternoon at a house on the 6300 block of St. Denis Street. The Officers went inside the home where there were three other people (two women and one man) inside the home when Officers arrived. A 21-year-old man, armed with a handgun, confronted and threatened the Officers. One Officer discharged his firearm once and the 21-year-old man was taken into custody for aggravated assault on the Officers. The 21-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound and no other person was injured. The 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment and the 21-year-old man is expected to survive the injury.

The two Officers have been placed on administrative leave as normal by policy. The 21-year-old man is under arrest for aggravated assault but may have additional criminal charges applied as a result of the incident. The Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Bureau is investigating the event.

Update 30October2015 18:30
Officers delivered 21 year old Marcus Escobar (4/26/1994) for two counts of attempted capital murder after Escobar was released from the hospital at about 6:00pm Friday evening.

Corpus Christi Police Daily Blotter